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title: "Tuifan Meaning: 推翻 (tuīfān) Means “to overthrow”"
description: "推翻 (tuīfān) means “to overthrow; to topple”. Hear its tones, see what 推 and 翻 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuifan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 推翻 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

推翻 tuīfān

## to overthrow; to topple

## It can also mean

- to reverse; to overturn (a decision, theory)

## Its characters

1. 推 tuī to push
2. 翻 fān to turn over

## In a sentence

新的实验推翻了原来的结论。 The new experiment overturned the original conclusion.

[More about 推翻](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8E%A8%E7%BF%BB)

## More words with 推 or 翻

- [翻车 fānchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanche)
- [翻身 fānshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanshen)
- [翻新 fānxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanxin)
- [翻译 fānyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanyi)
- [推测 tuīcè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuice)
- [推迟 tuīchí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuichi)
- [推出 tuīchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuichu)
- [推动 tuīdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuidong)
- [推广 tuīguǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuiguang)
- [推荐 tuījiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuijian)

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